7 I The Behrend Beacon
Lady Lions make strides
By Heather Heenan
The Behrend women's basketball team beat rival Pitt-
Greensburg in the Junker Center on December 9. The
Lady Lions won 72-63. Behrend is now 5-2 overall and 3-
1 in the AMCC.
Behind is currently in a three-way tie forsecond place
in the conference. Medaille is currently the front-runner in
the AMCC conference.
According to Coach Roz Fomari, "I am pleased with the
development in the players. They have progressed a lot
and everyone has given a good contribution. The team has
a lot of younger players this year and they are all playing
well." The starters for the game were Nvilie Engel, Julia
Andrus, Brittany Mays, Meagan Bielanin and Vickie
Inns.
In the first quarter, Behrend came out strong, making
seven of their first ten shots. The were only up by four
points going into halftime, the score being 32-28. Mays.
the lone senior on the team this year, led the scoring with
McGwire deserves trip to Cooperstown
By Scott Soltis
conuihuting writer
1. Twelve All Star selections. Rookie of the Year. Gold
Glove. On-base percent leader two times, slugging percent
four times, RBl's once, walks two times. Oh, and he hit
583 career home runs, leading the league four times,
including one 70 home run season. NWT said.
2. He Saved Baseball. This point bears repeating...he
saved baseball. Coming off of the 1994 baseball strike,
America was losing interest in baseball. Football became
(and still is) the new national pastime. Cal Ripken Jr.
became the new ironman of baseball and many people
took notice and regained interest. In 1998, Big Mac start
ed a chase for the most coveted single season record in
baseball and the nation was captivated. I still remember
watching him hit number 62 and picking up his son in joy.
The McGwire-Sosa home run battle brought baseball back
to the forefront, and nothing that happens today can erase
that fact.
3. Innocent Until Proven Guilty. Mark McGwire has
not admitted to, nor has it been proven that he ever took ille
gal performance enhancing drugs. He got really big, real
ly fast. He said he took andro. Until someone proves oth
erwise, this is what there is to go with. What about every
other player from the "Steroids Era?" Should the Hall of
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eight points on the board, and also had three assists. The
women shot 50 percent ib3ffl the floor, sinking 14 of 28
shots.
Behrend went on to beat the Bobcats by nine points in
the fourth quarter, with a final score of 40-35. Mays fin
ished with 18 points, five assists and three rebounds.
Andrus and Innes each added 15 points for the Lady
Lions. Along with 15 points for the Lions, Innes also added
10 boards to finish for the night.
The Lady Lions are 5-2 and the only losses were to
Fredonia and Frostburg. Last Wednesday, the girls traveled
to Hilbert to play. "The girls played well," said Fomari.
They came ahead with the win 72-63.
The Behrend women will play again on Friday,
December 15 when they compete against Chatham
College. The women's next game is on December 29
when they host their annual Winter Classic Basketball
Tournament. On January 6, the Lady Lions will get back
in conference action when they will compete at Penn State
Altoona looking for a win.
Fame ban all players who had access to steroids? It looks
like he used, but it looks like hundreds of other players
could have.
4. Okay, So Even If He Did Do 1t... The Hall of Fame
is littered with racists, drunks, wife-abusers and dirty play
ers. There were many players who used questionable tac
tics and were of questionable character who are in the Hall
of Fame. Look at Ty Cobb. Cobb was an outspoken,-hate
tilled bigot who would proudly spew racial epithets. Cobb
was also a terribly dirty player who would sharpen his
spikes in an attempt to injure other players. McGwire may
have done something wrong, but the Hall of Fame is not
about wrong or right, it's about baseball.
5. What Good Is A Rule Without Enforcement? When
McGwire allegedly took banned substances there was no
testing system in place to check athletes. If the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania set speed limits, but told
drivers them would be no police on the highways to
enforce them, how many of us would drive 65? McGwire
may have skirted the system and enhanced his workouts
with banned substances, but by not testing anyone, Major
League Baseball was practically endorsing their use. This
lack of testing pushes the problem away from individuals
of the "Steroids Era" and makes the MLB accountable to
some extent. It would be wnw to indict an individual 1
player on the faults of a system. ~
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Intramural Weekly Update
Shuttlecocks pose for a picture after winning the coed division championship for indoor
soccer
Recent Results:
Indoor soccer finals took place Wednesday, December 13
Shuttlecocks won the coed championship. The team consisted of Jeffrey
Deluca, Nikki Fisbee, Josh Serafini, Brent Gailey, Matt Cantrell, and Brittany
Tonio
The men's championship was won by Balls Deep. Jeffrey Wemmell, Aaron
Mead, Sean Ruhlman, Walter Taylor, Matt Copper, Josh Hopkins, Justin Reese
and Dan Mitchell made up the lineup for the team.
Team triathalon events took place from December 4-7
Brad Ruffo, Brad Sick and Torrey Schmidt won the men's division. Steph
Mueser, Katie Ward and Elaine Voltz won the womens division. Jon Diurha
Jory Giger and Leah Haller topped the coed division.
Deadlines:
The deadline for 5v5 Basketball is Friday, December 15
Balls Deep celebrates its indoor soccer championship
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